Sebenza Blade testing

See if you can hammer it through a Matchbox car, effectively cutting it in half. That would be something!

Sebenza's are not the lilly-livered little Gent's folders that some prefer to never use. They are tough, and there's method to the madness of Chris' decision not to harden his S30V to 60+RC. Your test reminds me of the Busse Battle Mistress that Noss hacked up cynderblocks with (yes, I for one enjoy his destruction videos). Rolling and denting vs chipping is a good quality in a blade.

Prof.
 
seiryu said:
Yeah, that is true I could have done that. To be honest, I am genuinely interested in just how strong the blade is. Like I said, I often hesitate when I use my sebenza because I just wasn't sure how strong it was. This test's sole purpose was to alleviate these fears for the knife I've chosen as my EDC. I can now say that I personally have more confidence in this knife and to me that confidence is worth more than however much this extra blade may have been worth. I respect the opinion of those who don't agree with destruction tests and I apologize if this post rubs you the wrong way. I'm simply sharing the results of experiments I did for my own edification.

The fact that the knife didn't chip really surprised me as well. I put on double eye protection because I was convinced the blade would chip and send chunks flying at my eyes. I did have particles flying at my face but it was concrete not steel :)
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Cool beans seiryu!! One thing I'd expect would be damage or overtravel in the lock engagement. I may have missed it but was the blade installed in a handle? If so, was the lock engaged? You can baton etc. if you disengage your lock w/o harming a frame or liner lock.

I agree get that baby re-sharpened and if it was me, a tanto tip. It would be like a Hinderer (can I say another vendor's name?) "fatty" where the larger sized handle is used with a smaller sized blade.

You could always mail it off to Charlie Mike for some sort non-Idaho approved modifications too.

I liked it - thanks for sharing. :D
 
seiryu said:
I respect the opinion of those who don't agree with destruction tests and I apologize if this post rubs you the wrong way. I'm simply sharing the results of experiments I did for my own edification.
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I respect the fact that you respect my opinion of your test. I do not see the point of the more extreme portions of your testing. It's nonsense. Concrete? Steel rod? Give me a break. And yes, it does rub me the wrong way because I am a knife knut.

Respectfully,
Rob
 
Good test. Nothing wrong with a little touch of nonsense to break up the monotony of our days. I don't expect to use my Sebenza anywhere near what you've done in your tests but it's nice to know that much thought was put into the details of making the blade as strong as possible. Thanks for sharing your tests.

Greg
 
Thanks for sharing - always good to know that the knife you are carrying can be put to real hard use in an emergency situation and not fall apart or render itself totally useless.
 
cziv said:
Cool beans seiryu!! One thing I'd expect would be damage or overtravel in the lock engagement. I may have missed it but was the blade installed in a handle? If so, was the lock engaged? You can baton etc. if you disengage your lock w/o harming a frame or liner lock.

I agree get that baby re-sharpened and if it was me, a tanto tip. It would be like a Hinderer (can I say another vendor's name?) "fatty" where the larger sized handle is used with a smaller sized blade.

You could always mail it off to Charlie Mike for some sort non-Idaho approved modifications too.

I liked it - thanks for sharing. :D
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He was just testing a spare blade he had and not the entire folder.

I see those massive dents and it makes me happy. After all a lesser blade would have massive chips instead.
 
four_shore said:
lisantica, do you even use your crk collection? im curious as to what applications require the quantity of chris reeve knives that you own. more or less, my opinion (and thats all it is) is that you're a collector first and a user second. i do recall reading your disagreements with that wack job neptune guy beating the hell out of his knives to test them. as for the op, cool testing and pics. that steel truly can endure some punishment.

-dan
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What business is it of yours to even ask such a question. Such a tool.
 
four_shore said:
lisantica, do you even use your crk collection? im curious as to what applications require the quantity of chris reeve knives that you own. more or less, my opinion (and thats all it is) is that you're a collector first and a user second. i do recall reading your disagreements with that wack job neptune guy beating the hell out of his knives to test them. as for the op, cool testing and pics. that steel truly can endure some punishment.

-dan
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four_shore said:
that's a good enough answer i suppose lol.
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dan - I have no idea why you feel motivated to make these types of personal comments towards a fellow knife enthusiast publicly in this forum . Lisa's a well-liked member of our little community who has exhibited nothing but enthusiasm and friendship to us all. Her knife collecting or using habits are not for your personal approval or disapproval, and you should apologize.
 
Ouch, that hurt just looking at it. Thanks for stepping in and doing the dirty deed.

Once again a confirmation that there is nothing wrong with S30V and the often discussed lower heat treat by CRK.
 
Definitely an awesome test. Congrats for sacking up and doing it. I think you should definitely do prying tests. That should be the hollow grinds weakest part and what I am most interested to see. I learned 2 things from this thread, Mr. Reeve's heat treat methods work and some people are way to damn touchy. Its your knife do what you want with it. Just dont stab me with it or I will start to get touchy.
 
mdc5162 said:
I learned 2 things from this thread, Mr. Reeve's heat treat methods work and some people are way to damn touchy.
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Some people are jerks. probably the majority of purchases made by members here are for knives they "don't really NEED," but like, and want to own. Knife nuts "collect knives" too!
 
gmarthur said:
Good test. Nothing wrong with a little touch of nonsense to break up the monotony of our days. I don't expect to use my Sebenza anywhere near what you've done in your tests but it's nice to know that much thought was put into the details of making the blade as strong as possible. Thanks for sharing your tests.

Greg
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Nailed it!
 
Ha very true, I am one of those people. I dont need the knives I have but damn their awesome lol.
 
DanG said:
Ouch, that hurt just looking at it. Thanks for stepping in and doing the dirty deed.

Once again a confirmation that there is nothing wrong with S30V and the often discussed lower heat treat by CRK.
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It may also prove somthing i've nown since childhood, that hollow ground knives are not as weak as alot of the younger generation seems to think. while I generally don't like pointless destruction tests, this one this one seems to illustrate three things.
CR's heat treat on the S30V is pretty damn good
Hollow Grind is stronger then some people give it credit for
attempting to cut iron & concrete with a knife (any knife) is not usually a good idea :D:thumbup:
 
Ciao, should i ask you if the blade was sharp during the test? it was a sharp edge or a thick one?
 
I think this is exactly why CRK heat treats at 58-59.

I doubt my Crk BG -42 would survive this at 60/61.
 
I thought the tests were entertaining. You already rounded the tip and have a replacement blade on the way, its not like you destroyed a pristine blade. I agree with others in this thread, you should try to get those dents out and resharpen/reprofile it into something unique. I would love to see the end results of that!
 
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